May 2026Collecting
On patience: why a Calatrava waits five years
The collectors who hold longest tend to sell best. A study in restraint, allocation timelines, and the psychology of the waitlist.
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Considered writing on watchmaking, ownership, and quiet markets.
The collectors who hold longest tend to sell best. A study in restraint, allocation timelines, and the psychology of the waitlist.
6 min readBefore the myth, there was the casebook. We document seven pre-Moon references that rarely surface in trade, and why each matters.
9 min readWhen a known identity is attached to a transaction, price expectation shifts. Anonymous handles remove that distortion. We explain how Sotto approaches this.
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